portrayed as only murderers and robbers?”‚ “Why am I the only black person in my graduating class?”‚ and as I grew older‚ my desire to find the answers to these questions intensified. Additionally‚ in conjunction with these questions‚ I also began to experience gradually increasing anger towards my race‚ and began denying and stripping myself of my African-American culture‚ background‚ and traditions. I didn’t allow the African-American and black racial stereotypes to be applicable towards me; therefore‚
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Hip-Hop has been a substantial part of African American society since it emerged in the 70’s. Hip-Hop was created as a musical expression of the low and middle working class of African Americans. Social‚ economic‚ political views along with the condition of African American lives are expressed through hip-hop. The cultural aspect of hip-hop contains various different aspects of its significance on society. The historical aspect of hip-hop contains information about how hip-hop was created and how
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Eighteen years ago‚ my parents moved to the United States from Ukraine to create a better life for our family. Growing up here I found myself becoming easily accustomed to the American ways‚ but even though my family and I may have gotten used to that way of life we never lost sight of our Ukrainian culture. When I think about it‚ the best way that I can describe what my culture is like would be a jigsaw puzzle. When making a puzzle one begins with connecting as many pieces to each other until the
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The heritage assessment is developed to assist the healthcare provider cultivate a therapeutic relationship and approach in care. The use of this assessment tool provides an informative approach of care for the multiple cultural backgrounds that a provider may come into contact with. Clark‚ 2002 states‚ “A succinct knowledge of trans-cultural or multicultural setting within the healthcare realms is helpful in bolstering efforts towards attaining the primary care role of nursing. Thus‚ when working
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Ethnic Identity and African Americans Ethnic Identity Ethnic identity is the sum total of group member feelings about those values‚ symbols‚ and common histories that identify them as a distinct group (Smith 1991). Development of ethnic identity is important because it helps one to come to terms with their ethnic membership as a prominent reference group and significant part of an individuals overall identity. Ethnic reference group refers to an individuals psychological relatedness to groups
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Geishas‚ Anime‚ Manga‚ J-Pop‚ what do they all have in common? Japanese culture. Japanese culture combines influences from Asia‚ Europe‚ and North America. In my opinion‚ Japanese culture is more unique than the others. They have similar interest as the United States. Geisha’s‚ sports‚ Anime‚ and music are the defining elements when one thinks about Japanese culture. A geisha is a traditional Japanese entertainer. The appearance of a geisha is a white base with red lipstick and red and black
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During the colonial period early American settlers came up with the idea to bring African natives overseas to America and use them as slaves. The white man was higher up than the black man in society at the time because of the color of his skin. Americans consider this the biggest blight on our history. The shame of this period in our history still continues today for many whites‚ but many blacks still feel angry and oppressed. With the election of our first black president‚ we are really showing
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of dances but did you ever hear of the West African dance form? If you haven’t then we will tell you about‚ if you have then you will learn more about it. African dance refers mainly to the dance of Sub Saharan Africa‚ and more appropriately African dances because of the many cultural differences in musical and movement styles. These dances must be viewed in close connection with Sub Saharan African music traditions and Bantu cultivation of rhythm. African dance utilizes the concept of polyrhythm as
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Mexican culture is also about traditions‚ gastronomy‚ music‚ colors‚ and flavors. It’s a variety of many things in one country rich in culture. The Mexican gastronomy is full of different types of flavors; flavors that take you to another place‚ experiencing new sensations in the taste of the food‚ and even make you remember something that you may forget it. The taste of Tequila with a piece of lemon and salt makes you enjoy the taste that Tequila leaves you in your mouth even more. It makes you
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My Community Misty Eoriatti-Waymack ETH 125 03/14/2010 Five years ago I moved to a small town and it never crossed my mind about diversity. I am a white female and not a person who cares what race‚ sex‚ or social standing of the people in my community‚ but moving to a small town I just had not thought about ethnicity of my neighbors. When looking at my community from the outside it looks like just another little community. It was only when I started looking closely at the people around me that
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